Happy Spring!
This is the first Green Thumb CSA – Huntington official post of the 2023 CSA season. Please read it carefully as this will either be new info to new CSA members or a refresher for those joining us for another CSA season. Looking forward to seeing everyone Thursday…suzanne 631-421-4864
If you signed up to work this week BUT haven’t already gotten an email to confirm it (it would have shown up Monday AM)…you’re not working this week. The first month is a bit challenging trying to cobble the schedule together (let alone the rest of the year), so for the month of June expect CSA work-related emails to show up first thing Monday mornings. Will try to let everyone know the schedule for the season ASAP (also so we can try and fill in any blank spots). Thanks much for offering your time, and for your patience! 😊
Saturday, June 10th – CSA Gathering/Meeting with Raffle
Sunday, June 18th – CSA Culinary
Extravaganza (local edition)
Saturday, June 24th – CSA Spring Harvest
Farm Tour
- CSA Gathering/Meeting
THIS Saturday!
- Food safety and
COVID-19…
- Eat healthy…breathe
healthy
- And now, for something
completely different…
1.What you need to know (will be either new info to
first time CSA members, or reminders/old hat to returning CSA members)…
- Bring at least TWO bags
to the CSA EVERY WEEK for wet and dry food items (and never
the twain should meet)
- When packing up your CSA
food, start at the left side of the long table and work your way to the
right and out the garden door. Why? We set out the food to be packed in
that order so the heaviest food items will be on the bottom of your bag,
and your food won’t get squished (another way to make your food go bad
faster), and if you separate the wet from the dry foods you’re doing
pretty good on having your food last longer! 😊
- When you get your food
home, if it’s in a plastic bag take it OUT of the plastic bag and store
elsewhere…even if it’s in another plastic bag (the original bag will be
too wet and your food won’t be happy there for long)
- Plan on using your food
in the order of how long it will reasonably stay fresh.
Before you leave the house…BRING BAGS
to pack up your food (CSA members are responsible for packing up their own
shares) – canvas/plastic/paper…bring whatever suits your fancy. The CSA does
NOT provide bags for CSA members.
Time – 3:30pm to 7:30pm
Place РSky Room Caf̩ in the Cinema Arts Centre
at 423 Park Ave, Huntington
Parking – park in the all the way around at
the back of the building by the day care center (you’ll see a fenced in
playground area with a sandbox)
When you arrive at the CSA –
- Check in at the sign-in desk with our friendly CSA
worker
- Read the Wall Chart that tells us every week what we’re
getting, how much we’re getting, and what the farm charged us for it…some
weeks it’s take one of everything but…SOME WEEKS IT’S NOT!!! So you have
to make sure you read the Wall Chart every week, and not assume anything.
You can also ask your fellow CSA members that are working that day what
the story is for the day (they should have name tags on).
Before you leave the CSA – Make sure you have
everything on the list (like the story of the 3 bears…not too much, not too
little, but just right 😊)! If you get to talking
with people, have kids with you, etc., it can be easy to be distracted and if
you get home and find out you don’t have everything that was on the list,
you’re out of luck because at 7:31pm the food is donated to a local food
organization (Community Solidarity…read more about them in the CSA Events email
under Tuesdays) that’s waiting to pick it up and get on their way.
Interesting piece about spring greens (out of the 14 listed,
we get 12 of them with our CSA…watercress nutritionally and botanically similar
to Curly Cress/Peppercress) and detoxing…
http://www.nourishingmeals.com/2012/03/detox-with-spring-greens.html
June 8, 2023
- Asparagus – 1 bag
- Lettuce – 1 head
- Sorrel – 1 bunch
- Oregano – 1 bunch
- Tarragon, French* – 1 bunch
Sweet Williams
https://food52.com/blog/12703-fresh-tarragon-and-its-5-best-uses
http://www.food.com/about/tarragon-347
https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/tarragon-tips-recipes-chicken-steak-article
http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-tarragon.html
https://www.spiceography.com/tarragon/
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/t/tarrag07.html
http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/tarragon-herb.html
2.CSA Gathering/Meeting THIS Saturday!
10am to noon
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Watch writer J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (son of a Harvard University
geneticist and immunologist, grandson of a chemist, and author of Food Lab:
Better Home Cooking Through Science), talk about COVID-19 and food safety…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvw9lZ3v3I
And read in more detail here…
After keeping the CSA going thru 2020 and 2021 (with
everyone staying healthy using the simple practices of wearing face coverings,
hand washing, and social distancing), this is where we are now at this moment
in time…
- Face coverings are
optional
- Hand washing upon
entering the theater is STRONGLY recommended (it’s always a good idea in
preventing COVID as well as the flu and colds)
Why COVID HATES soap (works better than hand sanitizer or
gloves), and we’re talking plain soap, NOT antibacterial soap (the use of which
causes antibiotic resistance which could kill us all ☹)…
https://healthmatters.nyp.org/how-does-handwashing-with-soap-kill-the-coronavirus/
- We will try and keep the
CSA area relatively uncrowded
- Enter near the Box
Office entrance, and exit thru the door that leads out to the Cinema
garden and upper parking lot stairs
Just found this online (thanks to The Weather Channel) and
you may find it helpful. Because of wildfires in Canada, our air quality
(outdoors AND indoors) is being classified as UNHEALTHY today, Wednesday, June
7th, until MIDNIGHT, so please read…
https://www.airnow.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/air-quality-guide-for-particle-pollution_0.pdf
And it was also recommended to consider breaking out your
N95 masks and wear them on days like this, even while driving. While this is a
recommendation for two levels up on the AQI (Air Quality Index), if you have
any heart or lung/breathing issues it might not be a bad idea to do now. It’s
also not a bad idea to go over these recommendations and see what you might
want to be prepared for the next time this happens, or the AQI level is worse…
https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/extremely-high-levels-of-pm25/
4.And now, for something completely different…
https://weather.com/travel/video/chocolate-boat-takes-sweet-30-minute-voyage
Events…both near and far
Thursday, June 8th
10am to 11am
To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived
programs)…
Friday, June 9th
WBAI-FM/99.5FM
To listen live or check out the archives…
https://www.wbai.org/program.php?program=365
Join Long Islanders Doug & Patti Wood (founders of the
Port Washington Farmer’s Market…the only all organic greenmarket in New York
State), in their weekly show featuring conversations on health and sustainable
living.
10am to noon
CSA Gathering/Meeting
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Ave
Huntington
RSVP by email or phone…
Email – gtcsahuntington@gmail.com
Phone – 631-421-4864 (land line…no text option…no caller
ID…can leave voice messages 24/7)
There WILL be a raffle for all who attend 😊.
Come for all or part of this gathering. The Cinema Café won’t be open till
1:30pm after this event is over, so feel free to bring your own
beverages/snacks. Will be a bit of a meet and greet, sharing info on how
to make the CSA work for you, discussing ideas about future meetings,
restaurant outings, and ideas on how to outreach to increase membership, and
more! 😊
Sunday, June 11th
8am to 12pm
Huntington Village Farmers Market
228 Main St.
Huntington
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs)
is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles,
Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the
mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the
house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys
and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to
Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see
the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_stepanian_community_solidarity_hunger_relief
Thursday, June 15th
10am to 11am
To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived
programs)…
Friday, June 16th
2pm to 2:30pm
Green Street Radio
WBAI-FM/99.5FM
To listen live or check out the archives…
https://www.wbai.org/program.php?program=365
Sunday, June 18th
8am to 12pm
Huntington Village Farmers Market
228 Main St.
Huntington
Blind Bat Brewery Bistro
94 Washington Dr.
Centerport
To RSVP leave your name and the number in your party by
either email or phone (seating is limited)…
Email: gtcsahuntington@gmail.com
Phone: 631-421-4864 (land line…no text option…no caller
ID…can leave voice messages 24/7)
We’ll be gathering at 5pm and the joint closes at 7pm.
Prices range from about $5 to $17. There are Vegan and Gluten-free options.
Keep in mind that a number of the ingredients here are organic/grass-fed beef
and the like. There are Beer flights of their own Beers (made with New York
ingredients) available, and Wine and Cider (both local) as well as
non-alcoholic beverages.
To check out the menu…
http://www.blindbatbrewery.com/download/blind-bat-brewery-bistro-sunday-june-4-2023.pdf
Tuesday, June 20th
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles,
Books, Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the
mind AND the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the
house? 😊), Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys
and more. For details on donating items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to
Donate, and read the appropriate listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see
the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_stepanian_community_solidarity_hunger_relief
Thursday, June 22nd
10am to 11am
To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived
programs)…
Hosted by Long Islander Bhavani Jharoff. Older shows can be
accessed in archives.
Friday, June 23rd
2pm to 2:30pm
WBAI-FM/99.5FM
To listen live or check out the archives…
https://www.wbai.org/program.php?program=365
Join Long Islanders Doug & Patti Wood (founders of the
Port Washington Farmer’s Market…the only all organic greenmarket in New York
State), in their weekly show featuring conversations on health and sustainable
living.
10am/11am/12pm
Green Thumb Farm
Water Mill
To RSVP…will let you know when the farm starts taking
reservations
More details to follow.
8am to 12pm
Huntington Village Farmers Market
228 Main St.
Huntington
Tuesday, June 27th
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs)
is an amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
https://communitysolidarity.org/
https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_stepanian_community_solidarity_hunger_relief
Thursday, June 29th
10am to 11am
To listen to the show live (or listen to the archived
programs)…
Friday, June 30th
2pm to 2:30pm
WBAI-FM/99.5FM
To listen live or check out the archives…
https://www.wbai.org/program.php?program=365
Sunday, July 2nd
8am to 12pm
Huntington Village Farmers Market
228 Main St.
Huntington
Monday, July 24th to Saturday, July 29th
Online (7/24 to 7/29) AND at Worcester State U, Worcester,
MA (7/28 & 7/29 only)
Sliding scale from $250 to $50
To register and for more info…
https://www.nofamass.org/nofa-summer-conference/
Unfortunately, the website doesn’t have info yet about what
workshops are being offered AND the 1 to 2 person room accommodations at the
college are sold out. This is the NOFA conference that the general public
usually attends. The winter NOFA conferences are more for farmers, who (for the
most part) aren’t working at that point in time.
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